joes pecan pie

My sister-in-law’s father-in-law, Joe (I’ll pause a moment for you to put that together), loves my his chocolate-pecan pie. It all started the day before New Year’s Eve the first year J and I were married. We thought it would be fun to drive to downtown Denver in our 1998 Toyota wagon, with my sister-in-law, to check out the new Ikea. Well ya’ll, we didn't make it to the Ikea. We ended up about 3 exits away on I-25 with a seized engine. My folks were out of town, our friends were out of town and we were stuck. The tow truck couldn't fit all three of us, so we were basically stranded 50 miles from home. Here is where Joe comes in. He drove all the way to Denver to rescue us and the only thing I could think to do (besides  pay his gas money) was bake him some pie. Ya’ll I love to bake pies, and people love it when I bake pies. So pie it was. I asked him what he would like and he asked for pecan (and coconut creme, but we’ll save that for another time). I have a secret weapon for my pecan pie. Bourbon. Now, before ya’ll get your panties in a wad, I don’t drink the Bourbon, I just use it in the pie. It’s all right. Trust me. Then he suggested I add chocolate. I was intrigued. I added chocolate. And it was  good. Real good. So here is Joe’s pecan chocolate pie recipe. Well, actually, Joe’s pecan, chocolate, bourbon pie recipe. Enjoy. 

Joes Pecan, Chocolate, Bourbon Pie 

1 C sugar
3 T melted butter
1/2 C dark corn syrup
3 large eggs, beaten
2 T bourbon (I use Jim Beam)
1/2 C semi-sweet chocolate chips (I use these)
1 deep dish pie shell
(recipe here, you can't go wrong with Paula)






Preheat the oven to 375

In medium bowl, stir together the sugar and melted butter. Add the corn syrup, eggs, bourbon and chocolate chips. Roll out pie crust and place in pie plate. Pour in mixture and place on heavy duty cookie sheet. Bake for 10 min. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue to bake for 25 minuets, or until pie is set. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack. 

Here's a little trick I use:

Spray your measuring cup with vegetable oil before you pour in your Karo syrup. This will make sure that all of it gets in the bowl and not down your sink! This also works really well with honey! Your welcome. 

P.S. You can get some similar measuring cups here. (Because they make your kitchen cuter. And that makes a happy cook)